Suspect Fires 3 Dozen Rounds at Crowd in Los Angeles, Injuring 3

Suspect Fires 3 Dozen Rounds at Crowd in Los Angeles, Injuring 3
Assault rifles and two rocket propelled grenade launchers on display at a press conference to show the results of an anonymous gun buyback program at police headquarters in Los Angeles on May 19, 2017. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
City News Service
6/29/2022
Updated:
6/29/2022
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LOS ANGELES—A man who allegedly fired about three dozen shots from a rifle into a group, injuring three people, was arrested Wednesday following an eight-hour barricade in the South Los Angeles area, police said.

Officers were sent to 82nd and San Pedro streets at about 1:40 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported.

A SWAT team was also sent to the scene and the standoff ensued, police said.

“After an 8hr standoff, our officers & our Crisis Negotiation Team peacefully resolved the incident,” the LAPD later wrote on Twitter. “Suspect in custody & an illegal rifle taken off the streets.”

The suspect’s name was not immediately released.